Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer who is a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, Quien Contra Mí, in 2003. His second solo studio album, De Líder a Leyenda, was released in 2013 and was certified Gold (Latin) by the RIAA in 2014.[1]
Early life and family
Llandel Veguilla Malavé was born on January 14, 1977, in Cayey, Puerto Rico,[2] the son of Julio Veguilla and Lucy Malavé. He has two siblings, a younger brother named Gadiel, who is also a singer, and a sister named Linnette.[3] Before he became a singer, Yandel worked as a barber in his hometown.[4]
Music career
Yandel met Wisin in school.[5] They began performing as a duo in 1998[6] (Yandel then billing himself as "Llandel") and made their album debut in 2000 with Los Reyes del Nuevo Milenio. They later made the jump to a major label in 2003 with Mi Vida... My Life, their first for Universal subsidiary Fresh Productions. Pa'l Mundo then catapulted them to mainstream success in 2005. Subsequently, Wisin & Yandel established their label, WY Records, and presented an affiliate group, Los Vaqueros.[7] In November 2013, after the duo's Líderes tour, they went on hiatus.[8] Since then he has continued to tour.[9] A third album, Dangerous, was released in November 2015.[10][11]
Personal life
In July 2004,[12] Veguilla married his long-time girlfriend[13] Edneris Espada Figueroa.[12] They have two sons together, Adrián Yandel Veguilla (born January 25, 2001) and Dereck Adrián Veguilla born on (May 27, 2004).[14]
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